Racing: The day Dettori's Magnificent Seven left the bookies in tears | The Independent More Sports Racing: The day Dettori's Magnificent Seven left the bookies in tears It is 10 years since Ascot witnessed the mug punter's revenge as Frankie Dettori rode all seven winners. Chris McGrath recounts the joy and the despair of a unique event Friday 22 September 2006 23:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online However briefly he seduced outsiders into his sport, on that heady day at Ascot 10 years ago, Frankie Dettori gave them a lasting lesson in its least ephemeral qualities. Imagine some other unfathomable landmark: Tiger Woods, say, shooting 18 consecutive birdies. Anyone who witnessed such a feat would marvel with a sense of communal privilege. When Dettori won all seven races on one of the most competitive cards of the year, however, it was the most intense experience not only in his own life, but many others, too. Never mind the pyramid of professional stories beneath each of those seven pinnacles - the years of patience and preparation vindicated by each horse that day.

For many others to whom the day became unforgettable, 28 September, 1996 dawned with no more promise or interest than a thousand other Saturdays. Before dusk, Dettori would spin them faster and faster round his carousel, seemingly out of control, pivoting wildly round the molten fulcrum of his own instincts. Just as Dettori, through the afternoon, gradually harnessed himself to some intuitive momentum, beyond his own skill and ambition - everyone agrees he would never have won the seventh race had it been the first - so those with fortunes at stake became helpless, stricken, sick to their stomachs. The ordinary rules of engagement between bookmaker and punter crumbled into anarchy. And, when Dettori deliriously crossed the line a seventh time, with Pat Eddery in blazing, resentful pursuit, he completed an incalculable rout. It was the Mug Punter's revenge. At 25, this effusive Italian was the natural focus of any impulsive bet. And none could be more frivolous than the blind combination of all seven of his mounts on a day such as this.

True, Gordon Richards once went through a six-race card at Chepstow, part of a spree of 12 consecutive winners over three days. But this meeting at Ascot, as will be seen again today, was the sort where any jockey would settle for one winner. As Dettori himself said that morning: "I could have an each-way chance in the first, and I may win the third." Mary Bolton was immune to such pragmatism. She and her husband, John, had come up to London from Somerset to celebrate their wedding anniversary. She was to spend the day shopping, while he went to Ascot. To give his wife an interest, John made her a present of a bet at Ladbrokes in Dover Street, Mayfair. She elected a permutation of Frankie's mounts, including a £5 each-way accumulator. "It was because of his character," Mary explained later. "All his smiling and silly nonsense when he wins." Hers was just one of dozens of similar stories, up and down the nation.

Many, inevitably, were poignantly mirrored by the disabled man who combined the first six, before changing his mind and ripping up his betting slip; or by the cleaner who had 50p on each of the seven. She collected £19. Had she added a 50p accumulator, she would have won £12,047.50 at starting prices, and around £120,000 if taking the morning odds. In turn, the difference between those two payouts would become a gripping sub-plot. Gradually, the High Street betting shop chains realised that they were horribly exposed. After Decorated Hero won the fourth, their liability managers began to sweat. After Fatefully won the next, off-duty bosses started to call in. In the starting price system, the tail wags the dog. Off-course bets are settled at the final odds in the racecourse betting ring. The shop chains protect their own position by "sending" bets into the ring, so forcing down the price about a particular horse. When Lochangel won the sixth, a £1 accumulator was worth £8,365.50.

That sum would now run on to Fujiyama Crest, the animal happily innocent of his role in the drama developing around the final race. He had been available at 12-1 in the morning. Those who had lacked the prescience to take those odds would have their bets settled at starting price. For the off-course market, it was imperative to crush the odds against Fujiyama Crest. And then something unaccountable happened. The mechanics of the system, a daily reflex of market forces, suddenly broke down. Bookmakers in the ring realised that they could lay 2-1 against a horse whose chance in reality was closer to 12-1. And flesh and blood took over. Instead of meekly cutting the odds lower still, they laid Fujiyama Crest for every penny they had, or thought they might have, if they sold their houses, cars and dependents. That stand immeasurably raised the stakes on Fujiyama Crest. Barry Dennis, the egregious ring bookmaker, laid the horse to lose £23,000. During the previous 30 years, his biggest loss in one day had been £5,000.

Even watching the race, he remained convinced he had done the right thing. As Dettori made the running, he waited for the inevitable challenges. He told Graham Sharpe, author of The Magnificent Seven, what was going through his mind: "Don't panic, something is coming on the outside - this is going to beat him. I knew he couldn't ride all seven, it isn't possible. Half a furlong out - I do not know the challenger but he simply must get up. Twenty yards to go. Reality - it is not going to get up. Frankie's done it. I stood on my stool, staring, not hearing a thing, in a trance." Dennis drove home in silence, his staff too frightened to speak. When he got home, his wife greeted him cheerily. "Hello darling," she said. "Good day?" Dennis told her Dettori had ridden all seven winners. " Fantastic!" she said. "What a great achievement." Dennis collapsed into a chair, sobbing. And he had got away lightly, compared with some. Gary Wiltshire went on to Milton Keynes greyhounds facing liabilities of £800,000. "The first bet I took was a pound," he said.

"It was going to be a long way back." Ladbrokes had inoculated themselves against such unpredictable dramas with a maximum payout of £500,000. The Boltons were due £900,000, but were not too despondent, having initially persuaded themselves that they had won only £300,000. Fred Done flashed a message on to his betting shop screens: "Reward, dead or alive: good-looking Italian kid, last seen in Ascot area." At the precise moment when Fujiyama Crest passed the post, the clock stopped in a north London betting shop. The proprietor never changed it. He does not need anniversaries to remind him what happened that day. The Magnificent Seven Where are they now? By Sue Montgomery * WALL STREET Odds 2-1 A three-year-old when winning the Cumberland Lodge Stakes, he is the only one of the seven not still alive. He raced once more, when eighth in the Breeders' Cup Turf, but died after a suffering a bout of colic in Dubai that winter.

* DIFFIDENT Odds 12-1 The Diadem Stakes was the best of Diffident's seven wins and at the age of 14, the son of Nureyev is now a star stallion in India. He stands at the Poonawalla Stud, at Pune, where he has sired local Guineas and Oaks winners. * MARK OF ESTEEM Odds 100-30 Mark Of Esteem's defeat of Bosra Sham in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes made him the best in Europe that year. Now 13, the Darshaan horse has made an excellent fist of his second career at Darley Stud, sire of this year's Derby winner Sir Percy and top sprinter Reverence. * DECORATED HERO Odds 7-1 Decorated Hero carried top weight of 9st 13lb in the Tote Festival Handicap. The Warning gelding, now 14, raced for two more seasons - winning 14 of his 33 races - before finding a home at the British Racing School in Newmarket, where he helps teach aspiring Dettoris.

* FATEFULLY Odds 7-4 After taking the Rosemary Stakes, Fatefully won once more and is now a broodmare for Gainsborough Stud. She has produced six foals, including Nassau Stakes winner Favourable Terms. Now 13, she is pregnant to Selkirk. * LOCHANGEL Odds 5-4 Lochangel scored her maiden two-year-old victory in the Blue Seal Stakes and went on to win the Nunthorpe Stakes at four. The daughter of Night Shift has not been as good as a producer for Littleton Stud, with one minor winner. She is due to Danehill Dancer. * FUJIYAMA CREST Odds 2-1 Fujiyama Crest had a chequered career after winning the Gordon Carter Handicap, descending to claiming company after several changes of stable. The 14-year-old gelding, whose eight wins included one over hurdles, is now happily retired as the Dettori family pet.

'9-4 Fujiyama and 9-4 me for the Job Centre' Gary Wiltshire: The Bookie A hulk of a man, this on-course bookmaker faced several lean years after taking a dauntless stand against a flood of money from betting shop chains for Dettori's seventh mount, Fujiyama Crest. Wiltshire stood next to his pitch on the rails and bellowed: "9-4 Fujiyama! And 9-4 me for the Job Centre!" Later, he explained: "The odds were miles wrong. I was laying 2-1 about a horse I made a 10-1 shot." He faced ruin, owing over £800,000. He sold his house and cars and scraped money together selling Christmas paper in Oxford Street. After that he " worked every hour God made", betting at six race meetings and six dog tracks every week, and "settled every bet". He vows he would do the same again. Darren Yates: The Punter His joinery business in Morecombe, Lancashire, was in trouble, and his wife had insisted that he end his compulsive habit of backing Dettori.

Yates had reluctantly agreed, but secretly staked £67.58 in combining all seven of Dettori's mounts. Yates spent much of the afternoon playing centre-half for his local football team. After a 4-0 hiding, he popped into the pub and discovered that Dettori had won the first four races. By the end of the afternoon, he had won £550,000. In a good week Yates earned £300, and had just been refused a building society loan. He had feared that he would have to lay off his six staff. He has since doubled the size of his business and moved house. Magnificent Seven: How Frankie Dettori Achieved the Impossible by Graham Sharpe published by Aurum at £7.99. ISBN 978 1 84513 162 3 Frankie Dettori names his all-time top five rides - Channel 4 - Info - Press Frankie Dettori names his all-time top five rides google Frankie Dettori, a member of the Channel 4 Racing team, made history at Ascot’s September meeting back in 1996 with his Magnificent Seven.

Ahead of this Saturday’s QIPCO British Champions Day – the UK’s richest race day - we can reveal the top jockey’s top five rides to date. 1. Authorized (June 2007) – Provided Dettori with his first Derby at the 15th attempt. The 5-4 favourite won easily, and as far as the jockey was concerned it was a "great relief" all round. "I was beginning to get tired of people giving me hassle about it!" he says. 2. Markofdistinction (September 1990) - Aged just 19, Dettori was jocked up by Luca Cumani on this 6-1 shot to win the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot. It was the rider's first Group 1 success. It was “the first of everything,” Dettori reflects now. 3. Dubai Millennium (March 2000) - Dettori storms home with a six-length victory in the world’s richest race, the Dubai World Cup, on an aptly named horse for the Godolphin operation employing him. 4.

Grandera (September 2002) - Dettori remembers a difficult horse and a tricky character with a tendency to hang left and right. Left of shot in the picture, he brought the horse home with a late run to collar Hawk Wing and Best Of The Bests. (Picture to follow) 5. Fujiyama Crest (September 1996) - Dettori rode seven winners on an extraordinary afternoon at Ascot, and Fujiyama Crest completed the set. The four-year-old had lost his five previous starts that season, but was backed into 2-1 favouritism and obliged by a neck. He was retired as a family pet at the jockey's home. QIPCO British Champions Day is live on Channel 4 from 1.40pm to 5pm Clare Balding will host some of the world’s best racing with The Queen’s filly Estimate, a memorable winner at Royal Ascot in 2013, expected to make her final racecourse appearance in the opening race of the day.

The winners of the English, Irish and French Derbies will ensure that the best of the Classic crop of horses will be represented on the day, whilst Cirrus des Aigles, the top-class French campaigner, will be making his fourth appearance in the QIPCO Champion Stakes, having won in 2011 and been second twice. In all, five Championship finals will be broadcast live on Channel 4 as some of the World’s top horses battle it out on British racing’s richest day. Coverage begins on Channel 4 at 8am on Saturday 18 October with The Morning Line, followed by live coverage of the racing from 1.40pm to 5pm. To publish these images, please contact Benjamin.Beavan@gettyimages.com Related Links Horse racing: The Shergar Cup betting | Sport | The Guardian The Shergar Cup betting Friday 11 August 2006 19.23 EDT First published on Friday 11 August 2006 19.23 EDT GB & Ireland 11-10 Jamie Spencer Captain 20-1 Reigning champion jockey, who rides Ascot with supreme confidence.

Made a winning debut in this event in 2004. Ryan Moore 20-1 Britain's champion-elect. Cool temperament, but only two winners from 80 rides at Ascot in recent years. Michael Kinane 8-1 The oldest member of the team but the supreme big-race jockey. Seven victories in this event. Seb Sanders 5-1 Workmanlike style but experienced, consistent and will be eager to shine on this stage. Hayley Turner 12-1 Joint champion apprentice. Only fourth woman to ride out her claim and fears no one in a finish. Robert Winston 6-1 Injury robbed him of championship last year and no-nonsense style and appetite to win remain apparent. Rest of the World 4-6 Frankie Dettori Captain 10-1 Three-times champion jockey who famously rode all seven winners at Ascot's QEII meeting in 1996. Glen Boss 5-1 Major force in Australia, where he is a multiple Group One-race winner, but lacks experience in Britain. Yuichi Fukunaga 25-1 Big-race rider in Japan, Hong Kong and America.

Ascot rookie, but rode 109 winners at home in 2005. Gerald Mosse 7-2 Experienced Frenchman who has ridden winners around the world, including two Group Ones at Ascot. Emma-Jayne Wilson 25-1 Partnered 180 winners in her native Canada during 2005 and tipped for the top back home. Doug Whyte 12-1 South-African who has been Hong Kong champion six times. Had two winners in 2003 in this event. Shergar Cup rules Points awarded in each of the six Shergar Cup races as follows - Winner: 15 points; second: 10pts; third: 7pts; fourth: 5pts; fifth: 3pts. The winner of the Shergar Cup duel between team managers Jason Weaver and Michael Roberts, due off 20 minutes before the first race, will gain his team 5 bonus points.

Jockeys | Horse Racing World | Top Flat Jockeys | Jockey Profiles | Horse Racing World Jockeys Jockeys Some say that the horse is only as good as the jockey, whilst that may be true on the odd occasion, good horses actually demand top jockeys and for astute trainers and race horse owners getting the best jockeys for their horses is paramount. This is particularly evident with flat jockeys, where the top guys can earn fortunes by being the best and riding the best. To get to that standard not only must a jockey be a natural rider, he must have many more characteristics, which include power, determination, knowledge and dedication. Johnny Murtagh Johnny Murtagh one of the world's top jockeys and was appointed by Aiden Oâ€™Brien as Ballydoyles number one jockey in 2008, where he succeeded, Kieran Fallon. He is renowned for excelling on the big occasion having won many of the big races around the world.

His haul includes five Irish Oaks and three Yorkshire Oaks, four Ascot Gold Cup races and two Tattersalls Gold Cups, three Epsom Derbys and two Irish Derbys, three King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, two English and two Irish 2000 Guineas, an English and an Irish Champions' Stakes and wins in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe , Breeders' Cup Turf and Breeders' Cup Mile and Hong Kong Vase. He is most certainly worth following at the Royal Ascot meeting in July where he has scored at least once in all of the Group 1 races staged there. Frankie Dettori In 1990 Frankie Dettori became the first teenager since Lester Piggott to ride 100 winners in one season and he has not stopped making the headlines since. His first win came at the age of 16 in Turin, Italy in 1986, further success followed quickly, and as his winners became more apparent he began to get the rides that all top jockeys seek.

On September 28, 1996 Dettori achieved the incredible feat of winning all seven races on a single day at Ascot Racecourse. These days he is the retained jockey for the Godolphin racing stables, and is well-known for his distinctive "flying dismounts". The Epsom Derby was the only classic in Britain that Dettori had not won in his career, until his fifteenth attempt in 2007, when he finally won riding the Peter Chapple-Hyam trained Authorised. The following day he won the French Derby on Lawman, notching up a Derby betting double. He has been Champion Jockey in the UK three times, the last time being in 2004. Kieran Fallon Fallon an Irish Jockey has been British Champion Jockey on six occasions and is regarded by many as the best jockey in the world. He rode his first winner in 1984 Fallon rode his first winner at Navan. After making a name for himself in Ireland, Fallon came over to England in 1988 to ride for trainer Jimmy FitzGerald and getting his first winner at Thirsk on Evichstar.

Fallon has won the Arc de Triomphe twice on Hurricane Run and Dylan Thomas, the Epsom Derby three times; Oath, Kris Kin and North Light in. Sadly Fallon is currently banned from race riding for 18 months for serious indiscretions, which cost him his job at Ballydoyle, however he will return to racing in September 2009. He is currently riding out for Sir Michael Stoute at Newmarket. Kieran Fallon is known for his huge will to win and ability to always be in the right place at the right time in a race. He is universally known as "King Kieren". Free Bets & Betting Offers BBC Sport - Horse Racing - Frankie Dettori rides four consecutive winners at Ascot Frankie Dettori rides four consecutive winners at Ascot Dettori wins QEII Stakes by a nose By Frank Keogh Frankie Dettori rode four winners on the trot at Ascot, including the QEII Stakes on Poet's Voice, 14 years on from his 'Magnificent Seven'. Dettori, who also won the Fillies' Mile on White Moonstone, got his mount up by a nose from last year's winner.

Earlier Frankel claimed a breathtaking victory in the Royal Lodge Stakes to become clear Epsom Derby favourite. Henry Cecil said the colt was the best two-year-old he had trained for 40 years after a 10-length triumph. Dettori has made this day his own, ever since he rode every winner on the card at combined odds of more than 25,000-1 in 1996. Dettori savours victory on Poet's Voice at Ascot And it was almost as if he wanted to produce something special for the fixture as the QEII was run for the last time in September before switching to three weeks later next year as part of a new Champions Day. "This is my church - Ascot," said Dettori as he milked the applause before a flying dismount after completing a 78-1 treble on Poet's Voice for his fifth QEII victory. And with echoes of that famous September day 14 years earlier, he guided 7-4 favourite Rainfall to victory in the next race for a four-timer at combined odds of 217-1.

As punters latched onto another Dettori hot streak, he was sent off favourite in the last on Aaim To Prosper, but had to settle for third despite a valiant effort behind Ermyn Lodge. Bookmakers estimate the four-timer cost the industry £5m. "It's been a supersonic day, fantastic," said Dettori. "It's been an unbelievable day. I always ask myself if I can do it again but to ride four winners is tremendous, especially the big ones. 606: DEBATE Richard Hughes rides seven winners at Windsor to gain place in history | Sport | The Guardian Richard Hughes rides seven winners at Windsor to gain place in history • Irishman's seven-timer at cumulative odds of 10,168-1 • Feat recalls Frankie Dettori's 'Magnificent Seven' Richard Hughes almost quit race-riding last October in protest over changes in whip rules.

Photograph: Sam Frost for the Guardian Monday 15 October 2012 15.47 EDT First published on Monday 15 October 2012 15.47 EDT Close This article is 4 years old Richard Hughes gained a place in racing history on Monday when he became only the second jockey to ride seven winners at one meeting. In deteriorating conditions at Windsor the Irishman lifted his season's total to 162 winners, well clear of any of his rivals in the jockeys' championship race. The 39-year-old has had to battle problems with his weight and alcoholism to remain at the top of the sport and has also faced his share of brushes with the racing authorities, most notably when he handed in his licence last October in protest against changes to the rules concerning use of the whip. But his partnership with the leading trainer Richard Hannon, whose daughter Lizzie he married in 2002, has produced a stream of top-class winners in recent seasons.

Earlier this month, the Hannon-trained Olympic Glory took the Group One Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère at Longchamp on Arc de Triomphe day, a third top-level victory of the year for the jockey after the wins of Sky Lantern (Moyglare Stud Stakes) and The Fugue (Nassau Stakes). Having ground out six winners from his seven booked rides on Monday, Hughes was expected to be heading home from the track before the final race until Ryan Moore helpfully cried off from his mount aboard the favourite Mama Quilla, allowing Hughes to step in and emulate Frankie Dettori by riding a seventh. "I always thought I might do it one day and especially at Windsor, which has been my lucky track," said Hughes. "I should say, though, that without Richard Hannon I wouldn't be doing any of it. "Every day my kid, Harvey, says, 'How many winners today? Six or seven?' "I tell him I won't ride that many but I have today. It's been one thing after another this year and I owe a lot of thanks to a lot of people, especially my agent, Tony Hind.

"Ryan was looking a bit pasty but he's one of my greatest friends as well, so that's what a gentleman he is. What a thrill." Dettori's "Magnificent Seven", in which the Italian partnered all seven winners on Queen Elizabeth II Stakes day at Ascot in 1996, cost bookmakers millions of pounds but this time, despite accumulative odds of 10,168-1 for the seven winners, Hughes' damage was limited – not least because any punters who had permed all of his mounts together earlier could not have included the last winner. Kate Miller, who represents William Hill bookmakers, said: "That was probably the cheapest seven-timer ever. The last time a high-profile jockey rode seven winners it cost us £7m, so we're very grateful that Richard timed his for a quiet Monday." Dettori battles for royal rides as Frankie is frozen out at Ascot | Racing | Sport | Daily Express RACING Dettori battles for royal rides as Frankie is frozen out at Ascot FRANKIE DETTORI, who returned to race-riding two weeks ago after a six-month ban for using cocaine, is struggling for rides at Royal Ascot.

00:01, Tue, Jun 11, 2013 Frankie Dettori’s dismount at Sandown last week after winning his first race since his comeback The royal extravaganza, which features no fewer than seven Group Ones and the best racing of the entire Flat season, begins next Tuesday. But Dettori, who rides Ascot better than any of the current crop of jockeys, is out in the cold at present. Since getting back to the saddle, Dettori has found it tough to secure mounts let alone having the opportunity of riding a decent horse. No longer does the 42-year-old have the lucrative retainer with the Godolphin stable that enabled him to partner 47 winners at Royal Ascot. He also wrote his name into the record books when he rode all seven winners at the Berkshire track in 1996. No other jockey currently riding comes close to Dettori’s achievements at the Queen’s racecourse where his flying dismounts have endeared him to the public. Frankie Dettori is picking up rides where he can for Royal Ascot I’m looking for spare rides for him.

I’ve made phone calls last weekend, and, hopefully, people will come back to me Ray Cochrane, Frankie Dettori’s agent Such is his fondness for the track, which brings out the best of this natural showman, he has the winning post from the old unsaddling enclosure in the garden of his Newmarket home. Ray Cochrane, Dettori’s agent, said: “We’ve got a few rides, but I’m not releasing them at the minute as I don’t want to frighten anyone away. “At Ascot, all the good rides have been taken. He’s only been back a fortnight. “I’m looking for spare rides for him. I’ve made phone calls last weekend, and, hopefully, people will come back to me.” Last year Dettori landed the Ascot Gold Cup on Colour Vision in the blue silks of Godolphin. British trainers might be overlooking Dettori at this year’s royal meeting, but American trainer Darrin Miller has secured his services for Havelock in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes. “He looks a solid horse,” explained Cochrane.

“He won a decent sprint at Keeneland.” Cochrane added: “People just want to see Frankie busy and working hard. Unfortunately, there are not the good spare rides about. Dettori has found professional life difficult to return to after admitting cocaine abuse “He’s taking it well. He’s in great form and just glad to be back riding.” Dettori is hoping to resurrect his career, very much like Kieren Fallon, who was suspended for testing positive for drugs. The glory days are unlikely to return for Fallon. Despite riding four Derby winners, he failed to secure a mount in this year’s race. On Derby day he was riding at Doncaster. But Cochrane believes Dettori can retain his status as one of best around. It was, after all, not that long ago that Lester Piggott remarked that Dettori was the best jockey currently riding. “It will be hard work but it will not be long,” added Cochrane.

“In two months, hopefully,he will be up and running and it will snowball.” Related articles Dettori's magnificent day - CNN.com Dettori's magnificent day Frankie Dettori made history in 1996 by riding seven winners in seven races Feat made Italian jockey famous, punters cleaned up, bookmakers lost out Dettori bought final horse, Fujiyama Crest, now retired and Dettori family pet Final post has pride of place in Frankie's garden near home in Newmarket By Hilary Whiteman CNN LONDON, England (CNN) -- Few racing fans will forget the day Frankie Dettori stormed into the history books as the first man to take seven winners past the post on a seven-race card. Frankie Dettori performs his signature "flying dismount" after winning all seven races at Ascot, September 28, 1996. more photos » It happened in the summer of 1996 at Royal Ascot, the British racecourse founded in 1711 by Queen Anne who considered it the ideal place for "horses to gallop at full stretch." And gallop he did; seizing seven wins from seven races.

The win sent a tremor of excitement through the racing industry, made a hero of the small man from Sardinia and stripped ashen-faced bookmakers of millions. "I think that the bookmakers lost in the region of £50 million, $100 million, in today's money, so history was made," Frankie Dettori recalls. "We've been racing thoroughbreds for 300 years and I'm the first one to get there, and good luck to the guy who follows me." Few think that anyone will. The odds on him winning the straight set were 25,095 to one. Millions watched his victory in the stands and on television; the BBC's Grandstand cut into its traditional Saturday afternoon sports coverage to show the pictures live from Ascot. Ray Cochrane, Dettori's friend and manager, had the rare pleasure of watching the drama unfold in front of him, literally. "I was actually riding that day. Everybody wanted to beat him on that last race," Cochrane says. Don't Miss Revealed: All the world loves a flutter "He was making the run and going flat out.

We thought; this horse can't keep going, he's got 10 stone -- top weight -- he can't keep going." But he did. "Then we start to hear this roar, from Swindly Bottom, a mile from home. You could then hear the crowd from the grandstand starting to shout -- they were just lifting him home." Among the crowd was Nick Smith, head of public relations for Ascot racecourse. "The atmosphere in the winners' enclosure was amazing. We actually had champagne for him after the sixth, and then after the seventh the whole place just erupted." hear more of Nick Smith's memories of that day » "We abused him after the race, covered him in champagne, gave him a good hiding," recalls Cochrane. "It was a great day, a great day for racing really, never mind just him." hear more from Ray Cochrane on Frankie's feat Frankie Dettori's historic win was splashed across the papers.

His multiple victories became known as the "Magnificent 7." Headlines declared Frankie "untouchable" and a "turf act to follow." "It took races off the sports pages and onto the front pages," says Robin Oakley, CNN's European Political Editor and avid racing fan. "Frankie was already a well known jockey before the Magnificent 7, but it did turn him into a household name," he says. Frankie Dettori is under no illusions as to who's to credit for his win and the fame that's followed. The horse who took him first past the post for the seventh time that day is now long retired and spends his days grazing in the grounds of Dettori's home in the traditional British racing town of Newmarket. "This is Fujiyama Crest," Dettori says, holding a feed bucket to the nose of an aging gelding. "He was owned by a Japanese owner and then after that he went into jumping but he wasn't very good." "I bought him in private and now he's our house pet. I ride him from time to time, my wife, the kids ...

but he spends most of his life in the field with the other ponies." The famous post is not far away either. "After winning the seven races and all those big races I won at Ascot I asked if I could have it, and they said yes, so after the last race of the last meeting at Ascot I took it off the ground and I put it in the horse box and I planted it here." It now has pride of place in his garden. "I'm very proud of it," he says. "It's a bit tall but it's got a meaning to it." In 2001, Ascot erected its own monument to Frankie Dettori; a lifesize bronze statue of the jockey at the entrance to the famous racecourse. more on Frankie Dettori's statue at Ascot "Every time I pass by it just reminds me what an achievement that was," he says.

Channel 4 unveils new signing Frankie Dettori - Channel 4 - Info - Press Channel 4 unveils new signing Frankie Dettori Three-times champion jockey Frankie Dettori to join Clare Balding and the Channel 4 Racing team for Royal Ascot and the rest of the Flat season Gok Wan to lead Channel 4’s Royal Ascot fashion coverage with guests including Philip Treacy 30 hours of live coverage across Royal Ascot including all 30 races live on Channel 4 Channel 4 has underlined its commitment to Royal Ascot with a range of major investments in its coverage of one of the world’s greatest racing festivals – including the signing of three-times Champion Jockey Frankie Dettori, who will join the Channel 4 Racing team for the duration of the five-day Royal meeting and on a continuing basis across the Flat season. Dettori, who has ridden 47 winners at Royal Ascot and famously rode all seven winners at Ascot in 1996, will join Clare Balding, Nick Luck and the rest of the Channel 4 Racing presenting team on The Morning Line and live afternoon racing throughout the week – combining this with his retained jockey role for Sheikh Joaan al Thani.

The new partnership with Channel 4 will also see Frankie be part of the presenting team at a range of other meetings across the Flat season. He says: “I’m thrilled to be joining the Channel 4 Racing presentation team for the Flat season and look forward to starting work next week at Royal Ascot – the racecourse that catapulted my career back in September 1996 when I won all seven races. “I’ve been talking to Channel 4 about this opportunity for a while as I have always enjoyed their racing coverage and I am delighted to be able to give viewers an insight into the great thrill of our sport.” Clare Balding adds: “Frankie is a great communicator and personality and would be an asset to anyone's coverage. He'll bring energy, insight and enjoyment." Channel 4 Racing: Royal Ascot presenting team and features Fashion expert and award-winning presenter, Gok Wan, will join Channel 4 Racing’s 2014 Royal Ascot team as the broadcaster ramps up its fashion coverage live from the prestigious five-day Royal meeting. As part of Channel 4’s major commitment to Royal Ascot, Gok will lead the broadcaster’s fashion and style coverage from the Royal meeting – famed for its elegant designer outfits and hats.

Presenting from a specially created position on Ascot’s ‘Motivator Lawn’, Gok will be joined by special guests across the week including leading milliners and designers such as Philip Treacy, Jane Taylor, Caroline Charles, Suzannah Crabb, Stewart Parvin and Rachel Trevor-Morgan. A number of fashion features have been produced to complement the event’s coverage. Mad Hatters Philip Treacy, Jane Taylor and Victoria Grant open their doors to Gok ahead of the Royal Meeting where we see supermodel clients being fitted for the occasion. The fashion team explore Classic verses Contemporary with fashion designers Caroline Charles and Suzannah Crabb. Dress maker Stewart Parvin and milliner Rachel Trevor-Morgan – both granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen – will celebrate the monarch’s distinctive style. Gok Dressing for Royal Ascot will reveal the stylist being suited and booted for his Royal Meeting debut. Inside Ascot Channel 4 will also launch a new feature strand Inside Ascot, broadcast throughout the week’s coverage, presented by Gina Bryce. Inside Ascot will give viewers exclusive access behind the scenes at Ascot and will lift the lid on the work that goes into making the Royal meeting one of the world’s most famous sporting events.

All 30 races will be broadcast live, with over 30 hours of live coverage across the week beginning daily at 1.40pm, in addition to daily The Morning Line preview programmes and evening highlights - matching last year’s greatest ever television commitment to Royal Ascot by a UK terrestrial broadcaster. Clare Balding will lead Channel 4’s presenting team, which will include Nick Luck, Jim McGrath and Graham Cunningham in the trackside studio. Principal commentator, Simon Holt, will be supported by Richard Hoiles across the five-day meeting to deliver unrivalled commentary for 30 races that features seven Group One contests – The King’s Stand Stakes, Queen Anne Stakes, St James’s Palace Stakes, Prince of Wales’s Stakes, The Gold Cup, The Coronation Stakes and The Diamond Jubilee Stakes. Reporters Emma Spencer, Mick Fitzgerald and Rishi Persad will help bring viewers closer to the action with exclusive access to the Ascot stables, jockeys’ changing room and stewards’ room. Tanya Stevenson will be on-hand to relay the betting markets with Brian Gleeson offering an Irish perspective. There will be a broad range of racing features to complement the live action.

Emma Spencer visits the training operation of Manor House Stables to meet football icon, racehorse owner and breeder Michael Owen. Owen reveals his special connection with Brown Panther and gives his tips for the World Cup. A two-part interview with jockey James Doyle pours light on his career breakthrough and his fresh partnership with HRH Prince Khalid Abdullah. Gina Bryce visits a number of trainers from Olly Stevens to Mike De Kock to discuss their Royal Ascot fancies, while Nick Luck travels to Chantilly to visit Madame Criquet Head-Maarek to observe four-year-old Treve in action at her French home. The team also take a nostalgic look back on the day Her Majesty The Queen’s Estimate won The Gold Cup, with Alastair Down supplying additional commentary on traditional archive features. Charles Barnett, Chief Executive of Ascot Racecourse said: “Channel 4's investment in this year's Royal Meeting is unprecedented, with the usual high standards of racing and event production to be enhanced by a bespoke fashion element fronted by the acclaimed Gok Wan. "We really are in a very privileged and sometimes overlooked position in the UK, in that our major meetings and Saturdays are covered so extensively on terrestrial television by Channel 4.

To have all the races on terrestrial television at any meeting is almost unheard of - perhaps just Royal Ascot and The Melbourne Cup Carnival in Australia. "We are the envy of the world in terrestrial television terms, including in Australia where they don't get close to the 90 days Channel 4 cover, and this is in no small part down to our broadcast partners who clear the decks to put racing first - the addition of Future Champions Day to this year's calendar of live events being a perfect example." Channel 4’s Head of Live Events and Special Programmes, Ed Havard, and Commissioning Editor for Sport, Jamie Aitchison have worked together with IMG Sports Media to produce coverage of Royal Ascot 2014. Commenting on the coverage plans for Royal Ascot, Ed Havard said: “Frankie Dettori is known to millions both inside and outside the sport of Racing and his record as a jockey speaks for itself. We’re delighted that he’s joining Clare and the Channel 4 Racing team, not just for Royal Ascot, but also across the rest of the Flat Season.

“Royal Ascot is one of the highlights of our year and we are continuing to invest in this incredible event across the channel and across the business to showcase the spectacle of Ascot for our audiences.” @Channel4Racing Twitter Mirror The first time ever, @Channel4Racing in partnership with @AscotInsider will utilise a Twitter Mirror for the duration of Royal Ascot. The team will once again have exclusive on-course access to capture unique images portraying the glamour and sporting status of the prestigious Royal Meeting. This will be supported by the channel’s traditional racing and social media output. Channel 4 Racing’s online services will provide a comprehensive service across the meeting to support the viewers’ experience. Interactive polls, daily reviews and behind-the-scenes diaries, plus specific Royal Ascot features will be available at channel4.com/racing Channel 4 Racing is sponsored by Dubai. Related Links Frankie Dettori Magic Moments | 3000 Winning Rides David Metcalf | August 5, 2016 Five Frankie Dettori magic moments Superstar jockey Frankie Dettori is rapidly closing in on 3000 British wins and will captain Team Europe in the 2016 Shergar Cup at Ascot .

The popular Italian-born rider is just three short of the milestone heading into the action the day before the meeting, having achieved his 2997th on Tadkhirah at Sandown last night. Dettori arrived from his homeland to join Luca Cumani’s Newmarket yard as an apprentice in July 1985. His first success came on Rif at Turin, Italy, on November 16th 1986, and he rode his first British winner on Lizzy Hare at Goodwood on June 9th 1987. He passed 100 winners for the first time in 1990 when recording 141 successes and created history when riding all seven winners on the Saturday at the Ascot Festival in September 1996. Dettori’s best total of British winners of 233 came in 1994. and he has enjoyed over more than 100 such winners in a season 14 times. He has ridden over 100 winners at Group One level , and enjoyed two successes in the Investec Derby courtesy of Authorised (2007) and Golden Horn (2015).

Here’s a look at five Frankie Dettori magic moments in the saddle: Authorized Authorized provided Dettori with his first Investec Derby winner in 2007. It was his 15th attempt at trying to capture the Classic contest and the Peter Chapple-Hyam trained colt romped to an easy success. Dubai Millenium Dubai Millennium is one of the best ridden by Dettori and stormed to a six-length victory the Dubai World Cup in 2010. The colt oozed class and carried the colours of Goldophin, Dettori’s employers at the time, to victory in the world’s richest race. Fujayama Crest Dettori rode all seven winners on an extraordinary afternoon at Ascot in 1996 and Fujiyama Crest was the last leg of the “Magnificent Seven”. The four-year-old had lost his five previous starts that season, but was backed into 2-1 favouritism and scrambled home by a neck under a power packed ride from Dettori.

Colour Vision Colour Vision had tremendous guts and was given a great tactical ride by Dettori to land a thrilling Ascot Gold Cup in 2012 when holding off the late challenge of Opinion Poll. The gelding kept finding for Dettori’s urgings to prevail by a fast diminishing 1/2 a length. Rewilding Rewilding came from miles off the pace under Dettori to get up close home an beat Aussie super horse So You Think in the 2011 running of the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot. Dettori judged the pace to perfection and it was a master class in race riding. Related

Question: At a 1996 Ascot race meeting, name the jockey who rode all seven winners?
Answer: Frankie Dettori